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HR Directors Business Summit: Day three

Some of the highlights of the final day at the HR Directors Business Summit

The most demotivating business behaviours

Lenovo's head of talent development, Maxim Strashun on what not to do around employee engagement

Zappos HRD: I 'hated' holacracy at first

Zappos HRD Hollie Delaney talks about implementing holacracy at the online retailer

HR Directors Business Summit: Day two round up

The HR magazine team is at the HR Directors Business Summit. Here are some of the best bits from day two

Hot topic: HR and the Sports Direct scandals

After an expose of the appalling working conditions in its warehouses, Sports Direct's share price plunged

Shell's Gerard Penning on strong leadership

Motivating through translating growth objectives into a meaningful vision is key to good leadership

Higher education HR courses are female-dominated

There are significantly more female HR higher education students, giving the function a reputation as 'feminine'

HR Directors Business Summit: Day one round up

The HR magazine team is at the HR Directors Business Summit. Here are some of the best bits from day one

Marshall Goldsmith: Employees should take more responsibility for their own engagement

Employees need to make more of an effort to be engaged, according to coaching guru Marshall Goldsmith

Businesses need less authoritative leaders

Firms should look for leaders who are less authoritative and more supportive, says Joel Casse, Nokia's global head of leadership development

Volunteer experience must be one of mutual reward

Girlguiding chief executive Julie Bentley on personal development opportunities for volunteers, harnessing pre-existing organisational values, and lack of female role models

Advertised salaries in North East fall by 5.3%

The next largest falls were found in London and Scotland, where the average declined by 5.2%